Archival Description of Notated Music

Guidelines for Archival Description of Notated Music, A Supplement to Describing Archives: A Content Standard

The Society of American Archivists has approved and published the supplement to Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS) developed by the Working Group for Description of Archival Music Materials under the Archives and Special Collections Committee. The document is now available at this link: Guidelines for Archival Description of Notated Music, A Supplement to Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

Charge

The Archives and Special Collections Committee identifies the concerns and interests of music librarians responsible for archives and special collections; advises the MLA membership on best practices for archival appraisal, acquisitions, processing, arrangement, description, preservation, and access; and provides a forum for information exchange and discussion among music archivists and librarians.

Committee Handbook